President-elect Donald Trump announced two more picks for key positions in his administration, saying on Tuesday that his transition co-chair Linda McMahon will be his secretary for the Department of Education and Dr. Mehmet Oz will lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Both picks have raised eyebrows from his critics, especially with McMahon and Oz’s backgrounds.
McMahon has a history of being a major Republican donor and a former pro-wrestling executive. During Trump’s first term, she was tapped to serve as his administrator of the Small Business Administration. She served in that role for two years before resigning in 2019 to become the chair of the America First Action super PAC.
Many thought that she might be picked to lead the Commerce Department, but Trump’s other transition co-chair, Howard Lutnick, earned that position.
Throughout his campaign, Trump discussed tearing down the Department of Education, and now McMahon could …